Nitto Dura Grappler Tire Review

Monday, December 27, 2010

The Nitto Dura Grappler

The Nitto Dura Grappler tire is a tire not designed specifically for offroad trail use but rather for your Tow Rig, SUV or light truck.  This member of Nitto's Grappler line is designed with a street-oriented tread design, appropriate for towing duty and good on road performance under load.  Developed with reduced tread flex to aid with good handling and tire longevity, the Dura uses 3 or 4 (model dependant) wide circumferential grooves for water diffusion and ample siping in the tread area.

The Dura offers a low rolling resistance that translates into better fuel mileage and a very low level of noise.  Thanks to a very solid shoulder predictable road handling as well as excellent tracking behavior are qualities of the Dura Grappler.  Ride quality in smoothness and noise level can be described as a ride that is better than an a Light Truck Tire (LT) and closer to the ride from a commercial grade tire.  Using what Nitto terms as their Dura-Belt (TM), which is a 3-steel belted technology engineered for high-torque pickup truck applications such as towing.  This technology is said to strengthen and stabilize the tire's tread area resulting in a reduction of uneven wear as well as improving tread life. 

Appearance has 2 distinctive sidewall designs with a tread pattern that will vary between the sizes with the LT metric sizes sporting a 4-rib design and the P-metric sizes using a 5-rib design.  Treadwear limited warranties available in a 45,000-mile warranty for Dura-Belt sizes and a 60,000-mile limited warranty for P-metric/Metric sizes. 

The Dura Grappler is available in the 'E' load range (80 psi, see Load Index) and geared for heavy-duty Light Trucks.  Performance Rated as: QRTH and the UTQG Treadwear is 600 for the P-Metric and Metric Sizes Only.  Traction Rating: A and Temperature Rating: A.  Sizes are available in 17 of the most popular LT tire sizes, ranging from 16" to 22".

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